Aberdeen_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885


Aberdeen was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.

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Boundaries

As created in 1832, the constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, which was previously within the Aberdeen Burghs constituency. Together with Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen was one of two constituencies covering the county of Aberdeen.

The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the 1832 Act, were-

"From the Point, on the North-west of the Town, at which the Scatter Burn joins the River Don, down the River Don to the Point at which the same joins the Sea; thence along the Sea Shore to the Point at which the River Dee joins the Sea; thence up the River Dee to a Point which is distant One hundred Yards (measured along the River Dee) above the Bridge of Dee; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the March between the Parishes of Old Machar and Banchory Davenick crosses the Old-Dee-side Road; thence, Northward, along the March between the Parishes of Old Machar and Banchory Davenick, and Old Machar and Newhills, to the Point first described."[1]

In 1885, the Aberdeen constituency was divided between Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

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  • Caused by Sykes' death.

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References

  1. Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Schedule (M).
  2. Smith, Henry Stooks (1841). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. pp. 195–196, 201.
  3. "Aberdeen Press and Journal". 28 July 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Forbes, Alexander (1965). Memorials of the Family of Forbes of Forbesfield, with Notes on Connected Morgans, Duneans and Fergusons (PDF). Aberdeen: The King's Printers. p. 23. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. Fraser, W. Hamish (2000). "Politics Before 1918". In Fraser, W. Hamish; Lee, Clive H. (eds.). Aberdeen 1800–2000: A New History (Illustrated ed.). Dundurn. p. 184. ISBN 1-86232-175-2 via Google Books.
  6. "The Elections. Polls on Wednesday". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 8 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser". 13 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. The Times, 29 April 1880
  9. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  10. "Representation of Aberdeen". Aberdeen Free Press. 29 March 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 18 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Mr James Shaw". Western Times. 25 June 1872. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
  13. "Paisley Herald and Renfrewshire Advertiser". 28 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Election News". Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser. 10 July 1841. p. 15. Retrieved 14 August 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.

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